by webmaster FAB | Oct 31, 2017 | Conference & Seminar, News, photo
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM sent the largest delegation to the recent 14th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA 2017). The Congress was held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China from 12-14 October 2017. Twenty-three (23) UTM delegates comprising of 9 lecturers and 14 students led by Prof. Dato’ TPr. Dr. Ahmad Nazri Muhamad Ludin presented a total of 20 papers and 3 posters to more than 150 international participants. “Reshaping Urban and Rural Development through Planning” was the main theme of APSA 2017 and it featured papers/presentations/posters across six tracks encompassing, Governance, Identity Heritage, Solidarity Equity, Smart Intelligence, Sustainability Environment and Planning & Education. The Department of Urban and Regional Planning, FAB, UTM is a member of the Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA) and had hosted the APSA 2015. The Congress is held biennially. The UTM delegates had envisaged establishing academic networking with Tsinghua University, as it is the most prestigious university in China and the Department of Urban Planning of the university is ranked the top urban planning education institute in China since 2012.
by webmaster FAB | Mar 15, 2017 | Conference & Seminar, News, photo
Pada 2 Mac 2017, Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah, Fakulti Alam Bina, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru telah menerima lawatan YBhg. Dato’ TPr. Dr. Dolbani Bin Mijan, Ketua Pengarah PLANMalaysia (PLANMalaysia adalah penjenamaan bagi Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Semenanjung Malaysia). Beliau juga merupakan Profesor Adjung, Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah (JPBW) dan Alumni UTM. Terdapat 3 acara utama sepanjang lawatan beliau pada hari tersebut. Dari jam 9 pagi hingga 11 pagi, beliau telah melawat studio Tahun 2 Sarjana Muda Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah (SBEP) bagi mendengar pembentangan pelajar mengenai projek Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Mersing-Penggantian yang sedang dijalankan, diikuti dengan sesi soal-jawab dan maklumbalas.
Acara seterusnya adalah seminar bulanan bertajuk “Secebis Kisah Segenggam Pengalaman” yang disampaikan oleh YBhg. Dato’ Ketua Pengarah di Dewan Konvensyen, Fakulti Alam Bina UTM (FAB UTM) dari jam 11 pagi sehingga 1 petang. Seramai 100 orang peserta terdiri daripada pelajar pra-siswazah telah hadir dan turut serta mendengar perkongsian pengalaman YBhg. Dato Ketua Pengarah.
Perkongsian pengalaman daripada YBhg Dato’ Dolbani
Antara perkara-perkara yang disentuh oleh beliau adalah fungsi PLANMalaysia, cabaran jururancang bandar dalam memenuhi kehendak ekonomi dan pematuhan terhadap peruntukan akta, rancangan pembangunan dan garis panduan pembangunan sedia ada serta perkembangan terbaru dalam amalan perancangan bandar di Malaysia. YBhg. Dato’ Ketua Pengarah juga telah menghadiri mesyuarat bersama kumpulan penyelidikan Rural Research & Planning Group (RRPG) di FAB pada sebelah petang. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Ngah selaku Ketua kumpulan penyelidik turut membentangkan perancangan RRPG pada masa hadapan dan meneroka peluang-peluang kerjasama antara pihak UTM dan PLANMalaysia khususnya dalam mentransformasikan kawasan luar bandar di negara ini. Program lawatan YBhg. Dato’ Ketua Pengarah berakhir pada jam 4 petang.
by webmaster FAB | Dec 22, 2016 | Conference & Seminar, News
Madam TPr. Chew Lee Ting, an urban planning officer at Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council (MPJBT), gave a talk cum briefing on the necessity and significance of the Publicity and Public Participation of the Draft District Local Plan (RTD) Johor Bahru and Kulai 2015 (Replacement). In her briefing, TPr. Lee Ting emphasised the importance of the Draft RTD and stressed the need for the public to participate in the publicity program. The Draft RTD has outlined the use of all land and buildings in the administrative area of MPJBT untill 2025. It is envisaged that the plan will have an impact on where one lives, work, shop and play, and how one moves around the city. It is further expected that the property values in MPJBT will also change based on the intended use of land and buildings. TPr. Lee Ting also highlighted on the ‘Blok Perancangan Kecil UTM’ and invited the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (JPBW), Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM JB to submit their comments on the Draft District Local Plan (RTD) Johor Bahru and Kulai 2025 (Repalcement) before the 8th of December 2016. Details of the RTD could be obtained from the MPJBT website.
The talk cum briefing was held on the 5th of December 2016 (Monday) at the Convention Hall B12, Faculty of Built Environment (FAB). The talk cum briefing was attended by staff and students of JPBW, FAB, UTM JB and ended with a Q&A session.
Madam TPr. Chew Lee Ting obtained her Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2007 and is currently pursuing her MBA with International Business School, UTM under the special program for Johor State Civil Servants. She is now the Head of Land Use Planning and Planning Enforcement Division, Department of Planning and Development, MPJBT.
by webmaster FAB | Dec 22, 2016 | Conference & Seminar, News
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (JPBW), Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM JB, has once again successfully organised a talk entitled “An Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure (UADI): A New Ontological Framework to Underpin The Next Generation of Smart Decision-Support Tools”. The talk was by Dr. Soheil Sabri from the University of Melbourne, Australia and was held on 11th December 2016 (Sunday) at the Seminar Room B03, FAB, UTM JB.
Dr. Soheil shared with the audience the Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure (UADI) project which explicitly leverages and builds on the Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) and existing land and urban data infrastructure. The digital data infrastructure will enable the integration, harmonisation, connectivity and scalability of multi-source urban datasets. The project will also provide access to distributed data relating to Australia’s settlements system captured using the ISO 32170 and 19115 Standards, data interrogations and visualisation tools. It will generate the harmonised data sets across jurisdictions, benchmarked indices, micro-simulated variables and other derived measures. This will then support research agendas of collaborating established urban research centres and institutions.
Dr. Soheil was formerly a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (JPBW), Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM JB from 2012 to 2014. and is now with the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration (CSDILA), Department of Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne. He joined CSDILA in September 2014 as an honorary visitor and in December 2014 was appointed a research associate/fellow of the Centre. He investigate approaches for leveraging the outcomes of the Centre’s research projects on 3D land and property information and spatial data access for Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) in the planning for future smart cities. Dr. Soheil obtained his PhD in Urban and Regional Planning from UTM in 2012. During his tenure in UTM he was actively involved in consultancy, research and teaching of urban planning, specifically land use planning and development, spatial analysis and modelling, and planning 2.0 (Web technology in urban planning).
The talk ended at 4.00pm with a Q and A session.
by webmaster FAB | Dec 4, 2016 | Conference & Seminar, Featured Slider, News
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (JPBW), Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM, Johor Bahru, has once again successfully organised its 3rd monthly seminar for 2016. The talk entitled “A Cutting Edge of Development Thinking” was by Adjunct Professor Datuk Ismail Ibrahim, Chief Executive, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) on 28th November 2016 (Monday) at the Convention Hall B12, FAB.
Datuk Ismail highlighted the need for higher order and higher level thinking i.e. thinking at the national level and for national development. Planners should not only concentrate on the development of physical entities but the development of human capital. He emphasized that the true measure of real development is at the “grass roots”, whether the “ordinary person” is able to enjoy the comforts of life. He stressed that new approaches to national development require learning from failure and set backs and adapting to new challenges to create success. The shift and drive are the real measures of development. He also added that planners to be at the cutting edge of development should have the capability i.e. the know how, be outward looking, have specialization and the ability to think in the 3rd and 4th dimension i.e forward thinking.
Since his appointment as Adjunct Professor at the Department in 2013, Datuk Ismail has continuously shared his extensive knowledge and vast experiences in Iskandar Malaysia with the undergraduate and postgraduate students, lecturers and researchers of FAB. The talk ended at 1.00pm with a Q and A session.
by webmaster FAB | Dec 1, 2016 | Conference & Seminar, event, Featured Slider
